Stormy Daniels provided little new evidence of her alleged 2006 affair with Trump but said she faced intimidation tactics aimed at ensuring her silence in 2011

The White House is in the eye of the storm as it anxiously awaits a potentially explosive 60 Minutes interview featuring President Donald Trump's alleged mistress.

After the Wall Street Journal broke the news in January of the payment to Daniels, In Touch magazine published the interview, which contained salacious details of the alleged tryst between the porn actress and Trump, who met in 2006 at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nev.

Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, said she was tempted to accept "large amounts" of money for her story in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, as the Trump team faced a barrage of allegations about the then-New York businessman's treatment of women.

Daniels told The Washington Post her work in adult entertainment had allowed her to develop a "thick skin", but "nothing could truly prepare someone for this".

The interview airs shortly after former Playboy centerfold model Karen McDougal also accused Trump of an extramarital affair and filed a lawsuit to get out of a confidentiality agreement. ABC News reported last week that Clifford's lawyer claimed she was threatened with "physical harm" to keep the alleged affair a secret.

Daniels' interview with Anderson Cooper certainly won't put an end to this story, but it will be interesting to hear her side of the story.

While her newfound status as a household name has improved her marketability, increasing her fees for strip club appearances, speaking out carries real financial risks for Ms Daniels. The government watchdog group Common Cause argues that the payment was meant to influence the 2016 election by silencing Ms Daniels and therefore was an illegal in-kind contribution to Mr Trump's campaign. But she said she also has been overwhelmed by an outpouring of support. "I simply wanted to tell my personal truth and defend myself".

Those who have been following this story have likely noticed it has turned into a he-said-she-said matter.

That big interview with Daniels, again, is on 60 Minutes tonight...

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McDougal said the episode left her heartbroken. "The excitement took over for a while, but I started feeling so bad about myself". McDougal said this in an interview to the CNN where she opened up about her alleged affair with Trump more than a decade ago.

Trump is likely reintroducing conflict and chaos into his national security team, which under fired national security adviser H.R. John Bolton becoming President Trump's national security adviser may bring additional changes to the National Security Council.

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Two sources suggested the documents prepared for the call may have been classified , making unauthorized disclosure a crime. According to accounts from the White House and the Kremlin, Mr Trump did neither.

But the Computer and Communications Industry Association immediately branded the scheme "discriminatory and harmful". But the 28 European Union nations, which must endorse the plan, are divided and it might never see the light of day.

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More than 800 marches are planned in cities across America and dozens of locations overseas to be held at roughly the same time. That would match last year's women's march and make it one of the largest Washington protests since the Vietnam War era.

As many as 1,000 indoor display boards will be installed in government buildings to display information on air pollution levels. Moreover, around 200-250 cameras will be installed to live-stream the classes so that the parents can watch their children.

Doug Ducey, who lured the companies to the state with a promise of minimal regulation, warned against jumping to conclusions. Uber, Intel, Waymo and GM are testing autonomous cars in Arizona, which does not require them to get a permit.

Fears of a trade war have also weighed on commodity prices, though tensions in the Middle East supported oil prices on Wednesday. Facebook Inc. (FB) shares slumped 2.5% as global regulators turned up the heat on the social network company.

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